Sr. Manager, Tech Talent Acquisition

Company Description

Visa is a world leader in payments and technology, with over 259 billion payments transactions flowing safely between consumers, merchants, financial institutions, and government entities in more than 200 countries and territories each year. Our mission is to connect the world through the most innovative, convenient, reliable, and secure payments network, enabling individuals, businesses, and economies to thrive while driven by a common purpose – to uplift everyone, everywhere by being the best way to pay and be paid.

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Job Description

Job Description and Responsibilities

The Sr. Manager of Technical Talent Acquisition will lead the strategic development and execution of recruiting strategies across North America. This leader will be specifically responsible for supporting our Commercial & Money Movement Solutions Product Development (CMS PD), Payment Products Development (PPD), and Value-Added Services  Products Development (VAS PD) organizations. You will be pivotal in our mission to attract and hire the top-tier Software Engineering talent that designs, builds, and scales the future of global commerce.
 

This position serves as the primary, single-threaded Talent Acquisition leader for these business lines, collaborating with global peers to support leaders who are primarily based in the US. This is a unique opportunity to lead a distributed team of recruiters and sourcers, elevate Visa’s technical recruiting capabilities, and partner cross-functionally with a global Tech TA team.
 

The ideal candidate is a visionary leader who understands how talent acquisition must evolve to meet the demands of emerging technologies and brings experience in building and developing high-performing, distributed teams. They must bring a data-driven mindset to inform strategy, optimize for efficiency, and measure performance across the hiring funnel. Deep expertise in technical talent acquisition, sourcing methodologies, and cross-functional collaboration is essential.
 

Key Responsibilities Include:

Recruiting Strategy & Execution

• Partner with Global Tech Sourcing Leaders to develop and execute innovative recruiting strategies, generating a robust pipeline of top-tier Software Engineering talent for our Commercial & Money Movement Solutions Product Development (CMS PD), Payment Products Development (PPD), and Value-Added Services (VAS) teams
• Act as a trusted talent partner to technology leadership, advising on talent demand, competitive intelligence, and market trends to shape effective hiring strategies.
• Lead the team to deliver on hiring targets for complex technical and niche roles, ensuring a healthy pipeline of qualified candidates and an exceptional, equitable candidate experience.

Data, Analytics & Innovation

• Manage key operational metrics for the recruiting team to ensure efficiency, predictability, and the highest level of performance.
• Leverage data and analytics to provide insights, drive decisions, and measure the effectiveness of recruiting strategies.
• Pioneer the integration of new tools and technologies, including AI-driven solutions, to enhance sourcing, candidate evaluation, and recruiter efficiency.

Leadership & Collaboration

• Lead and develop a high-performing, geographically distributed team of technical recruiters and sourcers across North America.
• Act as the single-threaded Talent Acquisition leader for the CMS PD, PPD, and VAS organizations, driving end-to-end talent strategy and execution for these critical business lines.
• Serve as the strategic talent advisor to leaders within these business units, influencing hiring strategy through data-driven insights and market expertise.
• Partner with global TA peers in other time zones to provide seamless, worldwide support for business leaders, particularly those in the US.
• Foster a strong partnership with the broader global Tech TA team to share best practices, talent intelligence, and drive consistent processes.

This hybrid role is based in our Austin, TX office. The role is built on a foundation of in-person collaboration, with an expectation of 3 days of in-office presence per week, typically Tuesday-Thursday.

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:
• 10 or more years of work experience with a Bachelor’s Degree or at least 8 years of experience with an Advanced degree (e.g. Masters/MBA/JD/MD) or at least 6 years of work experience with a PhD.

Preferred Qualifications:
• 15 or more years of progressive expe